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Vol. 46 No. 24
September 5, 2007 |
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National/World News
from Catholic News Service |
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NEW! Click on the logo to access Faith Alive, a
weekly catechetical feature from Catholic News Service. |
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Encuentro
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Nearly 400 young adults representing 15 parishes gathered at
Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, Sept. 3 to
participate in the annual Latino Encuentro sponsored by the
diocesan Hispanic Ministry Office.
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Bishop
Murphy to celebrate
9/11 Memorial Mass
Bishop Murphy will celebrate a Memorial Mass on Tuesday,
Sept. 11, for all the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The Mass
will be offered at 7:45 a.m. in St. Agnes Cathedral. All
are welcome to attend and to join together in prayer for
those who died and for all who lost family members or
friends in those attacks. The Mass will be broadcast
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Retirement fund adds glow to golden years
of religious
By Mary Gorry
Staff Reporter |
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In the past, religious communities on Long Island depended
on the many religious working in schools, hospitals, and
other ministries to support those who reached retirement
age.
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Triplets join throng of students who add
volunteering to busy schedules
By Lena Pennino
Special to TLIC |
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West Islip — Some say good things come in threes.
At Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip,
it’s true. Triplets Elizabeth, Christine and Alex Harvey
volunteer as part of the junior volunteer program, donning
red and white candy-striped uniforms twice a week to help
out.
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Marianist Center helps nurture families
By Mary Gorry
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The Marianist community in the Rockville Centre Diocese is
dedicated to bringing Jesus to all people, not only through
educating young people in schools, but also by offering
family ministry retreats, sponsored by the Marianist Center,
that help families grow stronger in faith and closer to each
other.
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Mass, rosary, “Walk of Remembrance” to
honor priest, others killed on 9/11 NYPD City
Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot in the line of duty
and paralyzed in 1986, will lead a “Walk of Remembrance,” in
New York City this Sunday, Sept. 9, to honor the memory of
New York Fire Department chaplain Father Mychal F. Judge,
who was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World
Trade Center — and who Detective McDonald credits with
helping him find forgiveness for his attacker.
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Knights send disaster relief to Peruvian
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New Haven — The Knights of Columbus has donated
$25,000 in relief assistance to victims of the Aug. 15, 2007
earthquake along the country’s Pacific coast. The
7.9-magnitude earthquake resulted in more than 500 deaths
and left some 85,000 people homeless.
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Unnatural disasters: Human choices lead to
inequity in Latin America (CNS) |
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Ica, Peru (CNS) — The cracks in the walls of Eliseo
Cardenas Carhuapuma’s adobe house are so deep that he is
afraid for his son to play inside. The family has moved its
scant possessions outdoors, rigging up a straw mat to shield
them from the damp morning air.
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TV programming in the public interest:
What a concept!
By Mark Pattison
Catholic News Service |
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Washington — In computerese, there’s a relatively old
aphorism, “garbage in, garbage out,” referring to the fact
that computers by themselves can’t do anything beyond what
the humans program them to do.
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A special relationship
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Mother Teresa had a special relationship with the Diocese of
Rockville Centre, thanks in part to her personal friendship
with TLIC columnist Msgr. Richard Figliozzi, currently
director of the diocesan Office of New Evangelization and
the diocesan Mission Office.
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Catholic doctor fights cancer with stem
cells from umbilical cords
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Maywood, Ill. (CNS) — About 10 years ago, Holly
Becker’s future appeared bright. At 24, she had just
graduated from college, moved out of her parents’ home and
taken a job in sales and marketing. But then something went
terribly wrong.
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Book pays tribute to Franciscan who said
"yes" to God
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Washington (CNS) — Kelly Ann Lynch recalls her
friend, Franciscan Father Mychal F. Judge, as someone who
always said “yes” to helping those in need. That’s why Lynch
named her new children’s book “He Said Yes: The Story of
Father Mychal Judge.”
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Capuchin bakery project: Beyond feeding
poor to ‘saving generations’
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Detroit (CNS) — After 23 years in food service,
from training as a sous-chef at Detroit’s now-abandoned
Book-Cadillac Hotel to working in prison kitchens,
Edward Collins felt he had something to offer after his
fourth release from prison on robbery and theft charges
— if he could find someone willing to take a chance.
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